US6280723B2ExpiredUtilityA1

Methods and materials for control of termites

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Assignee: UNIV FLORIDAPriority: Sep 17, 1997Filed: Sep 17, 1998Granted: Aug 28, 2001
Est. expirySep 17, 2017(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Jerry L. StimacSergio Batista Alves
A01N 63/30
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Claims

Abstract

The subject invention provides for a method for controlling termites by contacting the termites with a composition comprising Beuveria bassiana No. 447 (ATCC 20872).

Claims

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What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A method for controlling termites, said method comprising contacting said termites with a composition comprising  Beauveria bassiana  No. 447 (ATCC 20872) and said termites are of the genus Cryptotermes, Incisitermes, Coptotermes, or Reticulotermes. 
     
     
       2. The method, according to claim  1 , wherein said  Beauveria bassiana  is incorporated into a bait. 
     
     
       3. The method, according to claim  2 , wherein said bait comprises a food source for termites. 
     
     
       4. The method, according to claim  1 , wherein said  Beauveria bassiana  is applied as a liquid spray. 
     
     
       5. The method, according to claim  1 , wherein said  Beauveria bassiana  is applied as a powder. 
     
     
       6. The method according to claim  1 , wherein said termites are of the genus Cryptotermes. 
     
     
       7. The method according to claim  1 , wherein said termites are of the genus Incisitermes. 
     
     
       8. The method according to claim  1 , wherein said termites are of the genus Coptotermes. 
     
     
       9. The method according to claim  1 , wherein said termites are of the genus Reticulotermes. 
     
     
       10. The method according to claim  1 , wherein said termites are of the species  Cryptotermes brevis.    
     
     
       11. The method according to claim  1 , wherein said termites are of the species  Incisitermes minor.    
     
     
       12. The method according to claim  1 , wherein said termites are of the species  Coptotermes formosanus.    
     
     
       13. The method according to claim  1 , wherein said termites are of the species  Reticulotermes flavipes.    
     
     
       14. The method according to claim  1 , wherein said composition further comprises an attractant. 
     
     
       15. The method according to claim  1 , wherein said composition further comprises a food source. 
     
     
       16. The method according to claim  1 , wherein said composition further comprises additional termiticide. 
     
     
       17. The method according to claim  1 , wherein said composition further comprises sub-lethal concentrations of additional termiticide.

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